NCCPA Media Room

Recent Press Releases:

Johns Creek, GA, January 3, 2018 - With his assumption of the chairmanship of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) on January 1, Paul Lombardo, MPS, PA-C Emeritus, became the first PA to serve on the governing boards of the profession's four largest national organizations...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, December 7, 2017 - A just-published report representing over 8,000 PAs who were newly certified in 2016 shows that they are in great demand with a median starting salary of $95,000 and the highest salaries offered in radiation oncology, occupational medicine, gynecology, emergency medicine and psychiatry...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, November 1, 2017 - Recommendations have been published from the nccPA Health Foundation’s recent PArtners in Mental Health Summit, designed to engage and equip all PAs to provide greater access to care for patients’ mental health and substance use disorders...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, July 18, 2017 - Newly released data reveals that Certified PAs continue to move into specialty areas, performing medical services and complex procedures in every specialty and clinical setting. According to the 2016 Statistical Report of Certified Physician Assistants by Specialty, a robust workforce of over 115,000 Certified PAs is transforming the delivery of healthcare by adapting to today’s integrative healthcare model...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, June 13, 2017 - Six national Physician Assistant (PA) organizations came together this past week to identify how to impact the mental health crisis in this country. The PArtners in Mental Health Summit, attended by nearly three dozen healthcare leaders, resulted in a unified commitment to work together to address the challenges of identifying and treating this critical patient care issue...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, April 20, 2017 - Fifty years after the first three PAs graduated from Duke University, Certified PAs are key providers in the healthcare delivery system, practicing medicine and surgery in every state, specialty and clinical setting. The most comprehensive data available has just been published in the 2016 Statistical Profile of Certified Physician Assistants...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, Jan. 31, 2017 - NCCPA has announced that the number of Certified PAs grew 6.5 percent last year to 115,500. NCCPA also released the latest Statistical Profile of Certified Physician Assistants by State showcasing the ongoing assimilation of PAs into healthcare systems and where PAs in every state and the District of Columbia are employed by specialty and clinical setting. The survey also reports on hours worked, insurance coverage, ethnicity, salary and income...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, Oct. 25, 2016 - NCCPA has announced a new designation to honor currently and formerly certified Physician Assistants who have proven their dedication to lifelong learning and maintenance of certification and are now retired from practice...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, Oct. 4, 2016 - A just released statistical report on recently certified physician assistants (PA-Cs), shows Certified PAs are in great demand as soon as they graduate and pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE)...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, July 13, 2016 - A first-ever practice specialty report, representing data from over 93% of the 108,500 certified physician assistants (PAs) in the U.S., shows that more than 70% now work in non-primary care specialties. The report also confirms that PAs in all specialties fulfill an important role in improving health care access for patients on Medicaid and Medicare...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, April 1, 2016 - A just released report representing data from over 93 percent of all certified PAs in the U.S. points to rapid growth in the profession, which currently has almost 109,000 certified PAs practicing across every state, specialty and clinical setting...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, September 22, 2015 - Over 102,000 certified physician assistants (PA-Cs) are in the spotlight as the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services focuses on value-based care — achieving the best outcomes at the lowest cost...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, August 6, 2014 - NCCPA releases its first statistical profile of certified PAs. The cumulative data represents responses from over 76,000 (80%) of certified PAs, making it the most comprehensive workforce data available anywhere about the PA profession...Read more.

Johns Creek, GA, April 1, 2014 - A new consumer survey shows access to good and affordable health care is the number one concern of Americans today. Health care trumps five other major issues including national security, national debt, improving the quality of education, gun violence and protecting privacy rights, according to a survey recently conducted for the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)...Read more.